The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-23
4 TRUE BEAR STORY.

.s Near to the camp the Mamazebel
Exon Ielfc, its way through the quiet
t-... uuf.i 10 cmpties its clear, cold waters
..re more pretenti0us stream known
..ih. IoHque
rua. 0u the lst OF last August that
No lanes Conley, Of the Adams house,
.fI. brother Jack, Of New York, began
rnu heir brains as to the best place
rul.h to spend their vacation They
t.r. bent on a fishing excursion, and
auf.l Goo find a place If such thing
r.r. possible where the fy throwers did
u-n1mber The speckles on the back Of
..i trout caught, and having settled the
..-t0n of destination they Immediately
u 600 prepare for their long journey
f.l poles. n-h lines two Winchester
rf. high topped boots hunting suits,
and u fact everything necessary for a
complete outfit foI warfare on I'm and
feathers was procured and packed away in
o.. strong boxes where they were TO re-
r.n until the EDGE Of civilization was
reached on the line Of their trip.
There were no special incidents during
ODE Journey except the purchasing OF a
small bi.Chbark canoe and the employ
meat Of three Indian guides 10 pilot the
fer.fs through the Wilds Of the New
Brunswick forests 10 was long, tedious
march the vacationists had decided upon,
add led through miles Of iuterlaced
branches VI heavy brushwOOd, across roar
nr-tloims and over rocky eminences and
dismal valleys. In course of time the fish
m. grounds were reached and the party
rut into camp on the bank Of the Mama
ab. uger
One morning Jimmy. with one Of the
Indian guides named Joe started on tour
0. t.e.roWn hook The guide carried
t.n-hIuz tackle while Jimmy shouldered
I. Winchester and strapped on his game
i. The Little birch canoe, which has
i.u referred 10 heretofore was moored In
a.ll8y nook in the stream. To this point
re wo turned their steps The frail craft
pas boarded. and her Prov pointed up the
IFcr
Inov had not gone far when their pro
.l..- was suddenly interrupted by a huge
rle tree that lay directly across their
lth As they were carrying the little
boat around the obstruction, on the west
eu bank the csc of the Indian became
suddenly nveted upon number of pecu-
Iarly shaped imprnts in the soft earth
bean small pool. a few feet above the
PROSTATE tree
"What have SOU found. Joe. inquired
JIMMY as he came around 10 where the
Indian was standing
"Br bear. be drink here, look And
Dee bent down and traced the outlines Of
tuc impressions ga the watery earth lie
come when the sun go down He live
over there. said Joe indicating the To-
lahty with q motion OF his head.
II ava going 10 have that fellow skin, "
were Jimmy first words after the Indian
had finished I'VE must Immediately set
10 work for It's capture What a reputa-
ton / shall earn when the boys see me
bringing a black bear into camp he
unused "Ihcy are not looking for such
game wish ola bruin would hurry up
and get thirsty. / can hardly control my
feelings until he takes his nightcap
The banks Of the stream at tins point
were about ten feet an height ana com
posed Of yellowish' alluyial deposit. The
fce Of the dechvitics were rather steep,
aal knotted roots and vines covered the
suffice After securing the canoe to the
trunk Of the tree they crossed 70 the op-
lu-ite bank and began digging steps IN
tio soil. so that hasty retreat could be
easily made if the shaggy monster which
uey were 20 make war upon took 1t into
bis head 10 make u fight at close quarters.
They were also careful TO chop away the
under branches Of the tree, so that the
we,lt Of the animal--if he attempted 10
cross the river by that means-would
drop into the water. After completing
these arrangements the two men passed
The TEST ol the day in fishing and lounging
about tle immediate vicinity Of bruins
watering place
Just as the sun began 10 dip behind the
horizon Joe suggested that they take up
position and watch for their hig game;
Carefully cOncealing themselves behind
tte tree. they directed their eyes 10 the
little pool on the opposite bank. They
bad not been in hiding more than ten
minutes before JOe's delicate aurlcular
apparatus detected a sound OF cracking
taIgs and dead leaves IN the direction the
PAIR were looking
He come. Nh jim, said the Indian,
a.. le listened intontly, while resting his
head upon the thick cushion Of last year 5
fallen foliage
Where. in what directionf" eagerly
asked Jimmy. as he eased the barrel OF
bis rifle upon the tree and carefully raised
ttc hammer
"sec. brush wave, " responded Joe, and
.ure enough the thicket just TO the left OF
iAc pool was being agitated 10 an unusual
degree just then the body OF one OF the
largest and finest specimens Of black
bear ever seen in that locality emerged
lom the brush, and bruin walked
ltsurcly 10 his watering place.
Inmmys finger was on the trigger OF
h rife in an instant. His dream Of glory
was about 10 be realized The excitement
Oi the occasion had unsteadied his aim
Crack went the rife and when the smoke
raised both men peered over the tree 10
learn what execution had been done As
lar as any evidence that bfuin gave, lie
was ia a. good form as at any time during
his lie lie paused in his lbations for a
moment, looked over IN the direction
whence the sound had come, and con
unued his refreshing draught.
A second report Of Jimmy's rifle was
heard, and this time old bruin felt the
sting Of the bullet, for he uttered pecu-
lar cry, lifted his nose from the water,
aud mapped out route on direct line
with hta epay,,fas He ynoorf SaYiof1 I'm I.